Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 550 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Special name, capital letter): A common noun is a general word for any person, place, animal or thing: girl, river, mango, festival. A proper noun is the special name of one person, place, river, day, month or festival: Riya, Ganga, Monday, Diwali. Proper nouns always start with a capital letter; common nouns do not (unless they begin a sentence).

1. 1.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nisha (b) river (c) month (d) train
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) school (c) Saanvi (d) boy
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) June (c) garden (d) Japan
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) month (c) Narmada (d) October
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) boy (c) girl (d) Ananya
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) country
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Chennai (c) book (d) boy
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) girl (d) Farhan
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Neel (c) teacher (d) garden
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Mumbai (c) Kenya (d) October
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) elephant (b) Godavari (c) Friday (d) Monday
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) Kolkata (c) teacher (d) Friday
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) country
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) city (d) river
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) Friday (d) festival
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) garden (c) mango (d) Diwali
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Pune (c) Pongal (d) pencil
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) city (d) Narmada
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) city (d) Delhi
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) festival (d) city
21. 21.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) city (c) book (d) teacher
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) October (c) school (d) train
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Pune (b) pencil (c) month (d) river
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) day
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) India (c) book (d) Sunday
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) school (c) Yamuna (d) Diwali
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) Monday (c) train (d) elephant
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) garden (c) city (d) pencil
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Narmada (c) girl (d) Holi
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) festival
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) day (d) festival
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Pune (c) Ganga (d) Holi
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) June (d) city
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Nepal (c) city (d) girl
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) Kenya (d) festival
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) country (d) month
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Pongal (c) Onam (d) Chennai

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